Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Caramel Apple Sauce

Nothing like a warm bread pudding made from our favorite squash! The caramel apple sauce adds just the perfect amount of sweetness to satisfy every sweet tooth.

Pumpkin Bread Ingredients

4 Tbsp. unsalted organic butter (softened)

1 3/4 cups of organic flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. all spice

2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg

1/2 tsp. ground cloves

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup organic canola oil

8 oz. pumpkin puree

2 large organic eggs

1 cup of water

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees

Mix flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and spices in a separate bowl.In a standing mixer with paddle, beat butter, sugar, and oil at high speed until fluffy.Add pumpkin and mix, adding eggs one at a time until incorporated.Slowly add flour mixture and mix until incorporated.Transfer mix to a greased loaf pan and cook at 350 degrees for 70-75 min. Check with toothpick in center to be sure it's done.

Bread Pudding Ingredients

2 cups heavy whipping cream

1 cup whole milk

6 large egg yolks

1/2 cup sugar

1 whole vanilla bean

4 Tbsp. maple syrup

2 Tbsp. Bourbon

1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree

1 cup caramel sauce

Directions

Cube and toast pumpkin bread, transfer to a lightly buttered baking dish. Add heavy whipping cream to a saucepan, bring to medium heat. Add vanilla bean. Add whole milk and bring to a simmer. In a separate dish, mix egg yolks, pumpkin puree, sugar, and maple syrup.

Add pumpkin mixture to simmering cream mixture. Let simmer for another minute until thickened, then strain custard mixture into a new bowl. Pour custard mixture over dried pumpkin bread evenly. Let bread pudding mixtures sit and soak for 15 minutes. Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes.

Caramel Sauce Ingredients

1/2 cup water

2 cups sugar

1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar

1 cup heavy whipping cream

1 cup apple cider

1 Star Anise

1/2 Tbsp. whole cloves

1/2 tsp. ginger

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

2 Tbsp. bourbon

Vanilla Ice Cream

Directions

In a saucepan, add water, sugar, and apple cider vinegar. Cook over high heat and let caramelize. Approximately 8 minutes.

In a separate sauce pan, add heavy whipping cream, apple cider, star of anise, whole cloves, ginger, nutmeg. Stir and and let simmer.

Strain cream mixture into a separate bowl. Slowly add cream mixture to the caramel mixture. Add bourbon and let thicken.

Remove bread pudding from oven, and let cool. In a glass, add 1 serving bread pudding, pour sauce over, and add a side of ice cream. Enjoy!